Vincent Kompany has called on Manchester City to revive the spirit of their dramatic title win to topple Barcelona, writes David McDonnell in Barcelona .

City go into Wednesday night's showdown at the Nou Camp trailing 2-0 and have it all to do to keep alive their Champions League dream.

Kompany admitted the odds are stacked against Manchester's Blues , but urged his team to show the same never-say-die spirit that saw them clinch the Premier League title in 2012 with Sergio Aguero's last-gasp winner in their final game against Queens Park Rangers.

"It's a one-off, yes, but football is made for nights like this," said Kompany. "If anything gives you belief in terms of chasing lost causes, then it should be that win over QPR.

"Our team is stronger now than it was then and we're here to try to have one of those great nights. Emotionally it's a tough ask, but emotionally you won't beat QPR how we did.

"Before we even started this trip, we realised it was in our own hands. We've got to believe, not only to help ourselves, but because we have 5,000 fans coming here hoping we can do it.

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"It's our job to believe in that. We showed we were capable of matching them in the first leg but never showed how good we are. This may be our last chance to show how good we are."

City's task will be made that much harder with boss Manuel Pellegrini banished to the stands for the first of a two-match touchline ban .

Pellegrini was hit with the punishment by UEFA for criticising ref Jonas Eriksson following the first leg and his assistant, Ruben Cousillas, will take charge from the bench.

The City boss, banned from having contact with his players at the stadium, will give his team-talk at City's hotel two hours before kick-off.

Cousillas said: "The decisions are made by Manuel. I'm just his collaborator. We've been working together 13 months and I know how he does things.

"I've got the chance to manage the team from the sidelines. If it has to be done, I'll do it as best I can. He has confidence in me and I'm up to the challenge."

Cousillas, who has been with Pellegrini for a decade since they were together at River Plate in Argentina, vowed City will stick to the style imposed by the boss.

“We’ve got our game that we play,” he said. “That has been Manuel’s trademark for 10 years in Europe. Our team will try to keep the ball as much as we can, which is very difficult against a side like Barcelona.

“We’re going to try to be the main protagonists in the game and take risks when we can. We know what we have to do."

Barcelona have been vulnerable from set-pieces this season but Cousillas, 56, said: “I think to beat Barca we need a lot more than a strategy from dead-balls. We will have to play a very complete game.”